Colour

#25BCD1

#25BCD1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark turquoise

#25BCD1 is a cyan with RGB values 37, 188, 209 and HSL 187°, 70%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#25BCD1

RGBrgb(37, 188, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.1451, 0.7373, 0.8196

RGB percentages14.5%, 73.7%, 82%

HSLhsl(187.3, 69.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.3, 82.3%, 82%)

CMYK82.3%, 10%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,473,169

CSS custom property--colour: #25BCD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1

Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#DA432E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAB5D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A4D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00C5C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 13.7 Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 17.3 Sky blue · ΔE 17.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 19.4 Dark cyan · ΔE 21.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D13A25

Analogous#25D190, #2566D1

Triadic#D125BC, #BCD125

Split complementary#D12566, #D19025

Tetradic#9025D1, #D13A25, #66D125

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CCF1F6

Lighter +30%#A1E5EE

Lighter +20%#75D9E7

Lighter +10%#4ACDDF

Darker −10%#1D95A6

Darker −20%#166E7A

Darker −30%#0E474F

Darker −40%#062024

More saturated +25%#06D3F0

Less saturated −25%#44A5B2

Channel breakdown

R37

G188

B209

Red37 (14.5%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue187.33°

Saturation (HSL)69.92%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 25 · G BC · B D1

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